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Playing a golf simulator this afternoon - tips ?

With temps consistently in the teens & 20's the last month ... I'm climbing the walls. Booked a foursome at a golf simulator place - they have dozens of famous courses to play & you play it like a real course - go through all the clubs in your bag. Any tips or what to expect from those who have played one of these simulators ? Thx

It really depends on the quality of simulator. I've had great experiences and also bad experiences. All the feel shots around the green and putting is pretty much worthless. but it could be a great time if you take it for what it's worth. Swinging a club and seeing some (semi) accurate results is always a good thing in winter. Enjoy!

I have always played it like a real course. Play your shot like you normally would. Biggest thing though is to take your scores with a grain of salt. It is just a simulator. If you hit a bad shot, it is what it is. Dont let yourself get frustrated over it. I did the first time and it ruined the experience. Just have fun and play.

Depends on the sim. I've played on a few different ones. The infrared ones are basically worthless for anything other than a video game experience. The high speed camera ones like aboutGolf sims are pretty good. They almost exactly match my Vector launch monitor numbers and the graphics are great. Putting and short wedges take some time to get used to. Could take as long as an hour per person depending on how many shots you each take.

I agree with what everyone else said. Sometimes you just have to laugh at the results of what should have been a good shot but got recorded funny and ended up going way out of bounds. Don't be afraid to hit the mulligan button to keep moving along in a hole and punch out from under trees. Also make the putting "gimmie" range 12' or so to keep things moving. It's irrelevant since the scores are all over the place anyway.

Depends on the sim. I've played on a few different ones. The infrared ones are basically worthless for anything other than a video game experience. The high speed camera ones like aboutGolf sims are pretty good. They almost exactly match my Vector launch monitor numbers and the graphics are great. Putting and short wedges take some time to get used to. Could take as long as an hour per person depending on how many shots you each take.

It's fun. Have a few beers and enjoy yourself.

We always set the gimme putts to something crazy like 12'. Makes it easier.

Yeah man. Just have fun with it. It is nice to just get swinging the club again and to burn off a little bit of that rusty feeling... but I think it is best to just enjoy it with a few buds while we are drinking a few buds.

Yeah man. Just have fun with it. It is nice to just get swinging the club again and to burn off a little bit of that rusty feeling... but I think it is best to just enjoy it with a few buds while we are drinking a few buds.

THis may be the best advice ... can't wait to just swing the clubs & knock some of the rust off ...

Also make the putting "gimmie" range 12' or so to keep things moving. It's irrelevant since the scores are all over the place anyway.

I play on the sim a lot and totally agree with this. Also, the max number of putts should be 2, which means you get one shot to make a long putt. It keeps the game moving since it's so hard to judge speed.